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Category: Hedgehog News

This category is for general Hedgehog related news.


I have not seen this hedgehog in my garden before.  The hog is identifiable by the lighter ‘strip’ across it’s back. (Unless its paint of course haha!!!!)  The other hogs continue to visit from 7.00p.m. onward.


These two hedgehogs stayed around the feeding box for 45 minutes during this first session. They came back at various times during the night.  Getting along very well.


Thank you for the newsletter Paul, an excellent way to keep in touch. As requested a small update on what my two original hogs have been doing since they arrived in April 2018. I originally had two hogs – Rex Read more…


Lots of activity through the nights now, with 8-12 visits to feed from various hogs. Eating two bowls of kitten food a night.


The first sighting of 2 hedgehogs together in my garden this year. In the second video I am not sure what the intentions were but this behaviour went on for about 20 minutes when they went off camera still together. Read more…


So please to see the hedgehogs returning after their hibernation. I think I had three different hogs around midnight. Returning hogs at 0300 found empty feeding bowls!


I have Had my footprint trap out for the last couple of days , and on both days I had several sets of prints all hedgehog. And the food has been going on and off for a few weeks , Read more…


The following update has been received from Shepreth Wildlife Conservation Charity. It’s that time of year again when we can think about where and when hedgehogs will be released. We now have a waiting list for them because their plight Read more…